1) a grocery store manager decides to combat shoplifting by requiring customers to pay
somewhat more than the estimated cost of their groceries when they enter the store, and
get their change when they leave. customers are confused and unhappy about this
change in the shopping:
a.reasoning
b.script
c.prototype
d.concept
2) jon is trying to remember his class schedule from last semester, but he keeps thinking
of his current classes instead. this phenomenon is an example of which type of
interference?
a.retroactive
b.proactive
c.blocking
d.absentmindedness
3) psychologists who argue for the importance of biological factors in mental disorders
use all of the following kinds of evidence to support this approach except:
a.studies of the rates of mental disorders in fraternal and identical twins
b.studies of environmental factors, such as diet and toxins, on mental health
c.structural imaging of the brain
d.experiments involving alteration of genes in humans
4) most psychological research takes place in _____. the participants in psychological
research are most often _____.
a.colleges and universities; healthy, working adults
b.colleges and universities; students
c.clinics and hospitals; patients with psychological disorders
d.clinics and hospitals; healthy, working adults
5) daniel plans to attend law school and later run for political office. which of gardners
multiple intelligences will he need to be a good law student? which will he need to
become a successful politician?
a.linguistic; mathematical
b.logical/mathematical; interpersonal and intrapersonal
c.logical/mathematical; linguistic and interpersonal
d.linguistic and logical/mathematical; interpersonal
6) health psychology is considered a(n) _____ field.
a.medical
b.interactive
c.isolated
d.interdisciplinary
7) research indicates that the average difference in intelligence between men and
women is:
a.0 iq points
b.5 iq points
c.7 iq points
d.10 iq points
8) to reach the coast for spring break, cade is thinking about driving straight for 48
hours. as much as he would like to do it, he knows it is too dangerous. both of his
roommates tell him that they think it is a great idea and will go with him. to keep him
awake, they will talk to him while he drives. when cade decides to go, he is showing the
effects of:
a.deindividuation
b.risky-shift effect
c.groupthink
d.reference group pressure
9) the tendency to overemphasize personality and underestimate the situation is referred
to as:
a.actor/observer discrepancy
b.stereotypes
c.fundamental attribution error
d.discrimination
10) research indicates that exposure to a stressor serves to activate:
a.the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system
b.the norepinephrine system but not the epinephrine system
c.primarily the right brain hemisphere
d.primarily the left brain hemisphere
11) anthony loves to cook. continually developing marvelous and complicated recipes,
he explores new restaurants, new cookbooks, and innovative places to get ingredients.
his friends find it odd, however, that he never really wants to eat the food he cooks and
eats other peoples cooking very moderately. anthony most probably has damage to his:
a.lateral hypothalamus
b.right frontal lobes
c.limbic system
d.both b and c
12) students taking an introductory class in a subject that is completely new to them
often find that the material seems very disorganized and confusing at the beginning. as
the class progresses, the information seems to become better structured, and the
students find it easier to integrate and interpret new material. one important reason for
this happy change is that the students are developing _____ that allow them to make
sense of, organize, and utilize information in memory.
a.prototypes
b.schemas
c.frames
d.feature lists
13) which of the following items is not a need?
a.water
b.achievement
c.sleep
d.money